S7E2: Breaking Through the Barriers of Medical School Admission
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Between 2021 to 2024, there were 165,326 applicants to U.S. medical schools, with only 69,228—41.9%—successfully gaining admission. While medical school itself presents formidable challenges, the journey to gaining admission is an even greater hurdle. Various obstacles, including socio-economic privileges, and racial and gender biases, contribute to the lack of heterogeneity in matriculating classes. Alizah and Austen engage in a conversation with Daryl Morrison, MD/PhD candidate at University of Utah School of Medicine, focusing on their experiences as first-generation pre-med students and discussing the path to medical school admission.
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